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Self-Check Quizzes
Chapter 4: The Bill of Rights
      
  1.How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?  
  a.   5  
  b.   10  
  c.   12  
  d.   27  
      
  2.Internet communication, a painting, or an article of clothing can all be examples of __________.  
  a.   freedom of petition  
  b.   freedom of assembly  
  c.   freedom of speech  
  d.   freedom of religion  
      
  3.A crime in which a person spreads spoken lies is called __________.  
  a.   libel  
  b.   censorship  
  c.   larceny  
  d.   slander  
      
  4.Protection from being forced to testify against oneself is stated in the __________ Amendment.  
  a.   Fourth  
  b.   Fifth  
  c.   Sixth  
  d.   Seventh  
      
  5.The right to a jury trial in a criminal case is found in the __________ Amendment.  
  a.   Fourth  
  b.   Fifth  
  c.   Sixth  
  d.   Eighth  
      
  6.People who feel that the death penalty should be eliminated because it is "cruel and unusual punishment" are referring to the __________ Amendment.  
  a.   Fourth  
  b.   Fifth  
  c.   Sixth  
  d.   Eighth  
      
  7.The phrase "Civil War amendments" refers to the __________ Amendments.  
  a.   Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth  
  b.   Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth  
  c.   Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth  
  d.   Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth  
      
  8.The __________ Amendment prohibits slavery in the United States.  
  a.   Twelfth  
  b.   Thirteenth  
  c.   Fifteenth  
  d.   Seventeenth  
      
  9.The Nineteenth Amendment __________.  
  a.   extended voting rights to African Americans  
  b.   authorized Prohibition  
  c.   provided for the direct election of U.S. Senators  
  d.   extended voting rights to women  
      
  10.President __________ ordered an end to segregation in the nation's armed forces.  
  a.   Harry Truman  
  b.   John F. Kennedy  
  c.   Lyndon Johnson  
  d.   Jimmy Carter  

 






 
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